Boiler suit
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.
"Where Babcock has proprietary technologies, they will be preserved and developed, in so far as they help to give the company an edge over its rivals. But make no mistake, if Parker and Salmon have their way, boiler suits are the workwear of yesteryear at Babcock. Graduates, not grease-monkeys, are the typical employees of the future."
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More examples"Where Babcock has proprietary technologies, they will be preserved and developed, in so far as they help to give the company an edge over its rivals. But make no mistake, if Parker and Salmon have their way, boiler suits are the workwear of yesteryear at Babcock. Graduates, not grease-monkeys, are the typical employees of the future."
Etymology
From boiler + suit.